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Pizza delivery driver near death after robbery
December 28, 2003
OXON HILL, Md.--A pizza delivery driver is battling life-threatening injuries after being shot in a Dec. 28 robbery.
read nowConnecticut pizza shop blamed for small Hepatitis A outbreak
December 23, 2003
HARTFORD, Conn.--Seven people are being treated for Hepatitis A that Connecticut health officials believe they contracted from a Monroe pizzeria.
read nowMad cow disease found in Washington Holstein
December 23, 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Federal officials announced that the first case of mad cow disease ever found in the U.S. has been tracked to a Holstein (a popular black and…
read nowPapa John's appoints Street, former beverage giant CEO, to board
December 22, 2003
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. appointed William M. Street to its board of directors on Dec. 16.
read nowPizza delivery driver stabbed in robbery setup
December 22, 2003
BOSTON—A Domino's Pizza delivery driver was ambushed and stabbed while on a run to an apartment building on Dec. 22.
read nowNational Restaurant Association predicts industry growth in ''04
December 22, 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Restaurant Association (NRA) predicts that the restaurant and foodservice industry will post a record $440.1 billion in sales…
read nowOPERATIONS: Protect your investment and people with store safety policies
December 21, 2003
Your store and your staff are far less likely to be robbed, says Jim Moran, if they follow clear safety procedures.
read nowANALYSIS: Grote's got Donatos Pizzeria back, but now what?
December 21, 2003
The tales of two pizza companies—Donatos Pizzeria and California Pizza Kitchen—are highly similar in light of their purchases and sales by corporate giants.
read nowPizza price war slices profits in Australia
December 21, 2003
BALLARAT, Australia—The battle for the local pizza market has pushed the price of a large pie to as low as AUS $4.95 (U.S. $3.65).
read nowSEC filing details battle for Pizza Inn board
December 18, 2003
THE COLONY, Texas—Pizza Inn, a 417-unit buffet-centerd chain, is urging its shareholders to vote by proxy against board nominees submitted by Newcastle…
read nowSalmon swims in to top job at Restaurant Brands, Aussie Pizza Hut franchisor
December 18, 2003
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Restaurant Brands' board yesterday appointed Vicki Salmon, 44, chief executive.
read nowFounders of ASK Central and Zizzi's Pizza net $44 million in City Centre sale
December 18, 2003
LONDON—Upon the £168 million (U.S. $297 million) sale of their pizza companies, ASK Central and Zizzi's, to City Centre Restaurants, the founding Kaye family…
read nowStock analysts remain wary of pizza performance in ''04
December 18, 2003
NEW YORK—Flat sales trends, fierce restaurant segment competition and increasing popularity of low-carbohydrate, low-fat diets likely will dampen the…
read nowPizza delivery drivers set to unionize via APDD
December 18, 2003
WARNER ROBBINS, Ga.—The Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers (APDD) has announced it will begin helping delivery drivers form unions in localities across the…
read nowPizza companies switch from paper gift certificates to gift cards
December 17, 2003
Convenience, multiple use and portability are just some of the reasons pizza operators are selling reusable gift cards.
read nowThailand's The Pizza Company makes 30-minute delivery promise
December 17, 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand—Following the recent introduction of a 30-minute delivery guarantee by Pizza Hut, The Pizza Company is promising the same.
read nowCity Centre to pay $296 million for Ask Central Pizza & Pasta
December 17, 2003
LONDON—Dow Jones Newswires has reported that City Centre Restaurants will buy Ask Central PLC for £168 million (U.S. $296 million) in cash and shares, creating…
read nowHungry Howie's Pizza opens first Oklahoma unit
December 16, 2003
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich.—Hungry Howie's Pizza, Inc. announced the opening of the company's first Oklahoma location.
read nowEconomist predicts block cheese prices will slip to low $1.20s
December 16, 2003
LYNDEN, Wash.—Block cheese prices are likely to drop to the low $1.20s, according to dairy economist Bill Brooks, of the Downes-O'Neill Dairy Team in Chicago.
read nowPizza delivery driver murdered in robbery
December 16, 2003
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Valery Pazdenkov, 56, a Domino's Pizza delivery driver, was shot to death during a Dec. 14 robbery.
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